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In This Issue: Congratulations to Cassandra Smith Moore | 2018 Grantee Spotlight | Unpacking Racial Inequity |Leadership Letter | Unsung and Unserved: The Double-Edged Sword Facing Today’s Women Veterans
Congratulations to Cassandra Smith Moore
The AAWGT member will be honored during the 38th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast on January 21st. More info and tickets. Cassandra’s work to strengthen area students’ college knowledge and to help them understand the correlation between high academic achievement, college readiness and completion will be recognized for exemplifying the legacy of the slain civil rights leader. Cassandra is the assistant director of enrollment development and admissions at Anne Arundel Community College. | Upcoming events our members are engaged in. We invite others to join AAWGT to participate with us.
Save The DateMarch 13, 2019, 6 - 8 p.m. International Women’s Day AAWGT Annual Women and Leadership Event Guest speaker to be announced. Shakespeare Theater, 1904 West Street, Annapolis |
An unprecedented number of women joined the military after 9/11. As the number of active duty women soldiers has soared, so has the number of women veterans. Issues of domestic violence and sexual trauma have long been neglected in the military, and women veterans face unique challenges in accessing appropriate mental health and health care services, both while serving and as veterans. Come learn how people both within the Veterans Administration and outside groups are working to address these issues, and how women veterans are being served in Anne Arundel County. Guest speakers include: Lieutenant General Flora D. Darpino, Former Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army and Tara Fowler of ALTARUM, both of DC, and Dee Loftis, LCSW-C, Arundel Lodge Behavioral Health Center in MD.
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - Bowen Theatre, 801 Chase Street. Register for this event.
Unpacking Racial InequityMonica Walker from The Racial Equity Institute spoke at Maryland Hall about racial inequity.
READ the Capital-Gazette feature article. |
Thank you to those AAWGT members who recently completed their service on the Steering Committee: To Julie Crudele, Ginger From, Barbara Goyette, Barbara Haight, Libby Lewandowski, Sarah Morse, Beverly Nash and Julie Schuelke - thank you for sharing your time and talent to ensure 2018 was a successful one for AAWGT!! Although the saying seems trite, the reality is that the AAWGT Steering Committee is far more than the sum of its parts. Each person is a vital part of the organization and the more we collaborate, the more vibrant the organization becomes and the more we can offer our membership and our community.
As the year unfolds, let’s recognize the members of the 2019 steering committee, elected by our membership in November. These women will join us in overseeing our vitally important work - that of improving the lives of women and their families in Anne Arundel County. To all our members, and to our larger community: welcome to the new year - and what an exciting year this is going to be!
Betsy Chotin, Immediate Past President
Jenny Kottler, Treasurer
Elaine Shanley, Assistant Treasurer
Stealey Ashley, Secretary
Mary Ann Bleeke, Assistant Secretary
Mary Grace Folwell, Chair, Education and Program Committee
Susan Schneider, Assistant Chair, Education and Program Committee
Jennifer Klepper, Chair, Governance Committee
MaKayla Hanington, Assistant Chair, Governance Committee
Martha Schwieters, Chair, Grants Committee
Beth Dolezal, Assistant Chair, Grants Committee
Lois Kelberman, Chair, Grants Systems Committee
Judy Coughlin, Assistant Chair, Grants Systems Committee
Caroline Purdy, Chair, Leadership Development and Nominating Committee
Karen Smith, Assistant Chair, Leadership Development and Nominating Committee
Nancy Davis, Chair, Marketing and Communications Committee
Barb Cooke, Assistant Chair, Marketing and Communications Committee
Linda Eggbeer, Chair, Membership and Outreach Committee
Margo Cook, Assistant Chair, Membership and Outreach Committee
Eileen Cortese, Chair, Post Grants Evaluation Committee
Kate Caldwell, Assistant Chair, Post Grants Evaluation Committee
Maryann Gosnell, Webmaster
Bronwyn Belling, Assistant Webmaster
Maggie Cole, Event Logistics
With deep appreciation,
Sue Pitchford, President
Sheila Onuska, Vice-President and President-Elect